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Addressing its technical evolution as well as its military and social impact, this comprehensive reference shows how historic leaders such as Dionysus of Syracuse, the Ottoman sultan Mohammad II, Oliver Cromwell, and Napoleon Bonaparte were successful in battle because of their innovative use of...

A highly readable overview of the rich past of historically black colleges and universities, and how their role in higher education is evolving for the future. Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have influenced African American lives and communities since 1837. Historically Black Colleges...

A study of Slavoj Zizek's political philosophy. Focusing on the combination of psychoanalytic theory and philosophy, the book offers an overview of Zizek's analysis of contemporary society. In five chapters, the reader is introduced to Zizek's method, his view of the political impasse in...

An authoritative guide to understanding internet slang and netspeak. Internet Slang Dictionary serves as a reference to anybody who becomes confused when looking at instant messages, chat rooms, or forums. This comprehensive compilation of internet slang also includes tips for parents and other insights...

Television can be a storehouse of treasures, and one of its best kept secrets was a show called Charmed. Despite being scheduled at all hours, the series steadily built up a dedicated and vocal audience who became hooked by its beguiling and seductive power,...

How can museums move beyond simply raising awareness and establish a dialogue both within and across communities and cultural boundaries? By examining the ways in which museums can involve refugees and asylum seekers this volume explores this key question. Leading artists, curators, and academics...

Essays exploring the relationship between museums and biographies, with worldwide examples and from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Museums and biographies both tell the stories of lives. This innovative collection examines for the first time biography - of individuals, objects and...

Publishing Business assesses the contribution of the business press and the publication of print to the economic transformation of England in the long eighteenth century. A pivotal change in the book trades, apparent from the late seventeenth century, was the increased separation of printers...

Overcoming Difficulty in Language Arts: Grades 1, 2, & 3 is designed to help students build impressive, resourceful, and accurate language skills. The lessons in the textbook provide opportunities for students to practice what they are learning. As a result, many students' language and...

Personal connections that leave people feeling a sense of being cared about and valued, with a true sense of belonging and being wanted, is something most of us include when listing the kinds of things that lead to feeling happy and fulfilled. Yet many...

Many quiz books claim they have a "world" flavour to them, when in fact all they ask is where a famous monument is, or in which city are you likely to find......... Now, for the first time, comes The Best Quiz Book of the...

Two issues are bothering the humanity at present. Firstly, the contemporary national and international scenarios in socioeconomic, political, ethnic, and cultural domains are throwing up many issues, problems, and challenges relating to development, environment, human rights, human security, communal harmony, peaceful coexistence among nations,...

Music not only provides an entertaining listening experience, but it is also a metaphor for life itself, that is why it has been so important in every culture since time immemorial. The aim of this book is to provide a useful baseline from which...

JAPANESE ALPHABET KANJI NOTEBOOK 110 PAGES PAPER FOR PRACTICING JAPANESE WRITING - HIRAGANA, KATAKANA, GENKOUYOUSHI & KANJIThis volume of Japanese Alphabet contains 110 pages with columns of squares for practicing writing Japanese lettering. Each large square can hold one Japanese character (Kanji, Hiragana or...

Extinct Monsters to Deep Time is an ethnography that documents the growing friction between the research and outreach functions of the museum in the 21st century. Marsh describes participant observation and historical research at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History as it prepared...

Who was Papias, who did he know, and what did he believe about the writings that now comprise the canonical New Testament? Very little can be objectively known about him, his ministry, and his work, and yet he demands the attention of any scholar,...

Grant Writing for Teachers and Administrators is written for educators, administrators, and anyone who wishes to learn how to write the perfect grant proposal. Bruce Sliger's invaluable guidebook delivers a proven method for writing proposals so that you and/or your organization can acquire the...

Out-of-print for years, this highly sought-after volume is packed with valuable, timesaving equations and models, and helps engineers design optimal navigation systems by comparing the performance of the various types of system mechanizations.Author: Kenneth R. BrittingISBN-10: 1608070786ISBN-13: 9781608070787Publisher: Artech House PublishersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/28/2010Pages: 270Format:...

Cold Steel (originally published by Leatherneck magazine), was the Marine bible of unarmed combat. Emphasizing the practice aspect of bayonet, knife and stick fighting, this rare volume also provides short courses in unarmed combat and knife throwing. For academic study onlyAuthor: John StyersISBN-10: 160796581XISBN-13:...

The Rotorcraft Flying Handbook is designed as a technical manual for applicants who are preparing for their private, commercial, or flight instructor pilot certificates with a helicopter or gyroplane class rating. Certificated flight instructors may find this handbook a valuable training aid, since detailed...

Covers 220 important weeds with illustrations, maps, botanical information, plant lore for each. Over 225 illustrations.Author: U. S. Dept of AgricultureISBN-10: 1607965011ISBN-13: 9781607965015Publisher: www.bnpublishing.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/23/2012Pages: 472Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.38lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.95d

Since Robert's Rules of Order first was published, it's been the means to orderly, smooth, and fairly conducted meetings.Author: Henry M. III RobertISBN-10: 1607963248ISBN-13: 9781607963240Publisher: www.bnpublishing.comLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/04/2011Pages: 154Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.76lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d

When the U.S. military invaded Iraq, it lacked a common understanding of the problems inherent in counterinsurgency campaigns. It had neither studied them, nor developed doctrine and tactics to deal with them. It is fair to say that in 2003, most Army officers knew...

Harry Houdini was a Hungarian escape artist and magician. He had an intense interest in investigating spirituality. He was also an actor, film producer, and amateur aviator. In this volume Houdini discusses, fire-eaters, sword swallowers, poison eaters, human ostriches, and many other unusual phenomena....

Caruso was one of the world's most loved male singers and Tetrazzini was known as an incredible Italian soprano. These 1909 pieces on the art of singing are a must for anyone seriously interested in singing. These incredible musician's speeches are printed here without...

Author: Pitman Isaac Pitman, Isaac PitmanISBN-10: 1604241268ISBN-13: 9781604241266Publisher: Book JungleLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/06/2007Pages: 248Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.52d

Author: Faraday Michael Faraday, Michael FaradayISBN-10: 1604241128ISBN-13: 9781604241129Publisher: Book JungleLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/06/2007Pages: 124Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.50lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.26d

Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans, and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave him land and property in Scillus, where he lived for many years before having to move once more, to...

Three decades in the making-editors Westcott and Hort began their work in 1853 and did not publish till 1881-this critical text, correcting errors made by the original scribes, was painstakingly assembled from four different kinds of source material; Syrian, also known as Byzantine, the...

Reading any ancient text in its original language can be a difficult chore, and even more so when it comes to the New Testament: the numerous translations, adapted from many sources, diverge wildly in language and vocabulary. So this classic reference work can be...

The United States Marine Corps is the largest such force on the planet, and yet it is the smallest, most elite section of the U.S. military, one with a long and storied history and current operations that are among the most sophisticated in the...

In this final volume of the 1877 work that established him as England's leading authority on pornography, Henry Spencer Ashbee describes scores of "curious, uncommon and erotic books" that were banned or otherwise prohibited from legitimate sale during the Victorian era. Included in this...

In this second volume of the 1877 work that established him as England's leading authority on pornography, Henry Spencer Ashbee provides exhaustive reference for scores of "curious, uncommon and erotic books" that were banned or otherwise prohibited from legitimate sale during the Victorian era....

In this first volume of the 1877 work that established him as England's leading authority on pornography, Henry Spencer Ashbee describes scores of "curious, uncommon and erotic books" that were banned or otherwise prohibited from legitimate sale during the Victorian era... and some even...

Still often used today, German schoolmaster and philologist ALEXANDER SCHMIDT's (1816-1887) Shakespeare Lexicon is the source for elucidating the sometimes cryptic language of Shakespeare and tracking down quotations. Volume 1 covers A through L, from "a: the first letter of the alphabet" to "Lysimachus,"...

GET THAT GRANT offers expert advice in eight example-filled lessons which help both beginners and seasoned professionals write proposals with the best chance of funding success. This concise Guide enables busy people to create polished, winning proposals.Author: Gail R. Shapiro Edm, Carla C. Cataldo...

The US Army's hand-to-hand combat field manual distributed to all its soldiers - how to ground-fight, throw and take down the enemy, strike the enemy, use handheld weapons and defend yourself - in a durable package.Author: Department of the ArmyISBN-10: 1599219085ISBN-13: 9781599219080Publisher: Lyons PressLanguage:...

No other astrology book for beginners and intermediates is as easy-to-follow and visually stunning as Knack Astrology. With some 400 full-color photographs and illustrations that provide quick interpretive and reference tools, it begins with the cosmic clock, takes readers through the signs and houses...

Kids have profound and important relationships to the past, but they don't experience history in the same way as adults. For museum professionals and everyone involved in informal history education and exhibition design, this book is the essential new guide to creating meaningful and...

The key to victory in World War II lay in wresting control of the skies from the Nazis. America's most courageous pilots hurled their underrated P-47 Thunderbolts time and again against the Luftwaffe's over-whelming power, and won. This is the true story of one...

Followers of the New Thought movement of the early 20th century sought to find God through explorations of the metaphysical. Here, one of the most influential thinkers of this early "New Age" philosophy takes a fresh look at the life and teachings of Jesus...

First published in 1889, THE CONCISE GRAY'S ANATOMY is a landmark in scientific writing and the standard reference for medical study for more than a century. This influential work includes succinct, easy-to-read entries describing anatomical proportions and their related functions. Includes over 190 accurate...

This is an excursion into a hitherto unoccupied field, and is offered merely as a series of careful observations, subject to correction by fuller and repeated investigations. The articles are reprinted from the Theosophist, and in a few cases on the early pages, as...

Author: Colley Grattan Thomas Colley Grattan, Thomas Colley GrattanISBN-10: 1594627487ISBN-13: 9781594627484Publisher: Book JungleLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/11/2007Pages: 408Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.54lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.84d

Edward B, Nitchie, founder of the New York School for the Hard of Hearing, now the Nitchie School of Lip-Reading, Inc, wrote "LIP-READING Principles and Practice". The development and perfecting of this meritorious work on lip-reading was an undertaking of stupendous proportion, but, nevertheless,...

Author: S. Wright Helen S. Wright, Helen S. WrightISBN-10: 1594624801ISBN-13: 9781594624803Publisher: Book JungleLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/08/2007Pages: 160Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.63lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.34d

In this book, you will learn all the basic skills needed to manage your personal finances and achieve your financial goals. Each area will be discussed in simplified terms and language. I will provide examples and analogies that are easy to understand and apply...

36 readers theatre scripts use authors and illustrators to awaken student imaginations. This book of 36 readers theatre scripts (one for each week of the school year) concentrates on scripts written at multiple reading levels with a large number of parts--including choral reading parts--that...

Facing budget and personnel cuts, special librarians increasingly need to justify the cost of library operations--often even the library's existence. Expert Joseph Matthews illustrates how to evaluate library services and successfully communicate the library's value to upper management. Describing how value is added and...

OSCE, the popular technique of examining clinical medical trainees, is now about forty years old. Its usage has become universal. Whether you are a trainer or a trainee stakeholder in health care, you cannot afford to be ignorant of OSCE. OSCE Skills for Trainees...